Archive | July, 2008
BIAA Urges Senators to Swiftly Pass the ADA Amendments Act
As the anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act approaches tomorrow, July 26, 2008, BIAA continues to advocate, as part of a broad coalition of groups, urging Congress to pass the ADA Amendments Act (H.R. 3195) this year, and has just signed on to a coalition letter urging Senators to swiftly pass the bill.
Continue reading...BIAA Issues Legislative Action Alert on Addressing America’s Priorities Act
25. July 2008
BIAA has issued a Legislative Action Alert requesting that advocates call their Senators and urge them to vote for passage of the Addressing America’s Priorities Act (S. 3297).
Continue reading...Appropriations Update
25. July 2008
Despite little progress on appropriations so far this year, the House of Representatives does plan on bringing the Fiscal 2009 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs spending bill to the floor next week. This will be the first regular Fiscal 2009 appropriations bill to receive House floor consideration this session, and could also be one [...]
Continue reading...Tell Your Senators to Vote YES on Advancing America’s Priorities Act
25. July 2008
Take Action! Call Your Senators TODAY Earlier this week, Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) introduced the Advancing America’s Priorities Act (S. 3297), an omnibus bill that combines nearly three dozen non-controversial, bipartisan measures which have been blocked from full Senate consideration due to objections from Oklahoma Republican Senator Tom Coburn.
Continue reading...BIAA Urges Presidential Candidates to Participate in Fort Presidential Town Hall
22. July 2008
BIAA issued a Legislative Action Alert this week urging both presidential candidates to attend the 2008 Fort Hood Presidential Town Hall and engage in an in-depth discussion of the increasingly complex issues facing America’s military and veterans community, including the rate of traumatic brain injury among returning service members. BIAA is a member of [...]
Continue reading...Senate Appropriations Committee Passes Military Construction-VA Funding Bill
22. July 2008
Also this week, although appropriations activity remains stalled in the House, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved its version of the fiscal 2009 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs spending bill, containing increased funding for medical research, including TBI research. The bill allocates $526.8 million for medical research targeted to the veteran population, including research into mental health, [...]
Continue reading...Congress Overrides Presidential Veto To Pass Crucial Medicare Bill
22. July 2008
In a welcome development on Tuesday, Congress successfully overrode the president’s veto of key Medicare legislation (H.R. 6331). The bill, which will now become law, prevents deep cuts in Medicare payment rates to physicians, replacing a 10.6 percent cut to Medicare’s physician payment rates with 18 months of stable payments. This vital legislation also contains [...]
Continue reading...Urge Your Senator to Support Medicare Package
22. July 2008
On Wednesday, July 8, 2008, by a vote of 69-30, the Senate approved Medicare legislation (H.R. 6331) to prevent a 10.6% payment cut to physicians. In addition to preventing harmful payment cuts to physicians, this Medicare bill includes other important provisions which would improve care for individuals with brain injury. These critical provisions include an [...]
Continue reading...Urge Presidential Candidates to Participate In the 2008 Fort Hood Presidential Town Hall!
22. July 2008
Town Hall Would Facilitate Discussion of Issues Facing America’s Military and Veteran Community, Including Traumatic Brain Injury The Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) recently joined a consortium of non-profit organizations dedicated to serving active military, veterans, their families and their survivors, in inviting the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates to Fort Hood, Texas, for an [...]
Continue reading...BIAA Urges Presidential Candidates to Participate in Fort Hood Town Hall Event
18. July 2008
BIAA issued a press release today urging both presidential candidates to attend the 2008 Fort Hood Presidential Town Hall and engage in an in-depth discussion of the increasingly complex issues facing America’s military and veterans community, including the rate of traumatic brain injury among returning service members. BIAA is a member of the 2008 [...]
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